Innovation Ventures, LLC v. Custom Nutrition Laboratories, LLC

OPINION AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANT’S RENEWED MOTION TO DISMISS (DKT. 78)

TERRENCE G. BERG, District Judge.

This case involves a dispute over the use of certain ingredients contained in the formula for the liquid dietary supplement 5-Hour Energy. Innovation Ventures, LLC, d/b/a Living Essentials (“Plaintiff’) manufactures and distributes 5-Hour Energy throughout the United States. Plaintiff initially contracted with Defendant Custom Nutrition Laboratories, LLC (“CNL”) to produce and package 5-Hour Energy. At that time, Defendant Alan Jones was CNL’s CEO. This is not the first lawsuit between…